Kawazu-gake

河津掛

One-leg entanglement

About This Technique

Kawazu Gake (河津掛), or the Kawazu leg-entangling throw, is an entangled sacrifice technique (sutemi-waza) in Judo. It involves wrapping one of your legs around the opponent's leg in a tight grapevine hook and dropping straight backward to pull them down over the trapped limb.

Banned in Competition (Kinshi-waza) Kawazu Gake is strictly illegal in all IJF Judo competitions. Attempting it results in immediate disqualification (Hansoku-make).

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河津掛 / Kawazu-gake

Video by Kodokan

Kawazu-gake - Demo

Video by Efficient Judo

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